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Why do I do it? There are probably more reasons than I can possibly write about but primarily I have a huge purpose in my life. One that is so big, I am pulled towards the dangers of the streets time and time again. Recently my children, ages 15 and 12, began hugging me fiercely prior to my departure and I wondered why? They also ask me to wake them at 4:45am so that they can ride with me to the airport when I am leaving to go to work. That really sounds crazy, they should be sleeping, snuggled in their beds at 4:30 am on a Saturday morning, but they choose to stagger into hoodies and slippers so that they can spend an extra 30 minutes with me before I go and still I wondered why? Here’s why! They are girls, and they understand addiction better than most adults. They lived with an addict for many, many years……me. They are afraid for me when I leave. They are afraid for my safety. They lost their mother (me) a very long time ago to addiction and when they got me back, I educated them about what it actually is and they appreciate what I do to help others. They know how they both struggled and both have expressed a desire to support my endeavors in helping save the lives of parents who suffer through addiction that have children and can’t break the chains that bind them to it. My children are proud of me for what I do, for what I have been through, and for what I have overcome. I realized recently that they also need me in their lives and even though they are willing to sacrifice their time with me, and holidays, and birthdays, because I am helping other families…..they understand why I do it. And even though they were very mad at me for a long time because of my addiction and what I did to our lives through it, they are not mad anymore, they are children, children look forward not backward, they are about the future, and all they really want is for the people they love to move forward with them. In order to move forward with your children, you have to stop what you’re doing if you’re an addict and move forward. Making changes isn’t easy but there is a cure! All you have to do is ask my children. We go forward together. Holly Conklin Angel Intervention |
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